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BAYFIELD
by Helen Owen
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Historians study early transportation
A sudden change in the
weather in no way
discouraged the members of
Bayfield Historical Society
when they held their last
meeting of the year in the
Municipal Building on
November 23. The room was
full to capacity, and the
president, Kay Reid, made
special reference to the
excellence of the
programmes throughout the
session, and added that at a
recent meeting of the Huron
County Historical Society
reference had been made to
the high quality of programs
put on in Bayfield!
The speaker for the
evening was Ewan Ross of
Goderich, who told his
audience that his first in-
troduction to the `village had
been some 45 years ago. At
that time he had come to
work for the summer for the
Campbell family, with whom
he had remained firm
friends ever since. During
the ensuing years he had
served as President of the
Young Peoples'
Organi:ilation of the United
'Quurctt
What was more, he had
met his wife a descendant of
one ' of, Huron's pioneer
families, in the village. His
subsequent interest in the
history of the area had only
serve& to encourage him to
settle,' work, raise a family,
and now, to retire in the
County of Huron
The theme of his talk
centred on transportation in
and out of the County, and
Mr. Ross traced the history
of the roads, railways,
shipping, and in more recent
years, airport facilities. One
hundred and fifty years ago,
he said, today's fertile farms
and pleasant towns covered
a remote and scarcely
populated area of virgin
forest.
Earlier records told of the
first transport route on Lake
Huron, the Griffon, but this
vessel was lost, and over 100
years passed before there
was anykindof settlement of
S.W. Ontario when the
Canada Company initiated
the opening up of the area,
although on the American
side Chicago had already
reached town status by 1833.
A by-pass of the peninsula
of S.W. Ontario instigated by
Governor Simcoe resulted in
a road from Toronto to
Penetanguishene, where the
British had established a
naval base; today this route
to Georgian lay remains
part of Yonge Street,
Toronto. Then in 1829, Dr.
William (Tiger) Dunlop
Dunlop travelled overland
from what is now the city of
Galt; blazing a trail to the
mouth of the Menesetung
river.
Between 1819 and 1823,
Admiral Bayfield had
mapped out the shoreline,
and noted the potential
harbour facilities at the river
mouth. Mr. Ross' researches
had led to the discovery that
On Friday, November 27th, Major Saelgrove of the Cana-
dian Forces Sebool of Aerospace and Ordnance Engineer-
ing, C.F.B. Borden, presented Pte. (W.) D. R. Simons with
the top student award for successfully completing the
aero engine technician trade qualification 3 course with a
94 percent average. Danielle is the daughter of Captain
and Mrs. R. A. Simons of "Sbangri-la", Bayfield. Follow-
ing a few days leave, Pte. (W.) Simons reported to
BAMEO, C.F.B. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Ever Youngs plan
Christmas events
The Ever Young Club held
their regular meeting in the
Municipal Building last
Thursday evening. President
J.B. Higgins presided and
Thelma Witter was
secretary in the absence of
Beryl Hogg.
Dorothy Cox gave the
treasurer's report. Two
birthdays were recognized,
as were those who were
absent thrau ria kn . -
The December 7th Simcoe
trip was mentioned, and the
dub Christmas dinner is set
for Dec. 9th in the St.
Andrews United Church at 6
p.m. Gifts for Huronview
wi1i be accepted at that
meeting.
The winter meetings are to
be held at 1:30 p.m. with the
Win your
Christmas
Day dinner
Fifteen luscious turkeys
will be waiting to be won at
the Bayfield Lions' Turkey
Bingo - as well as a 'share of
the wealth' _
With rising prices and
alarming interest rates,
there's still anoppoitumity to
get something for practically
nothing. so don't forget to
tape advantage of the op-
portunities which may come
your way at the Bayfield
LAMS' Annual Turkey Bingo.
Once again, the Lions look
to you for support when they
put on their super special
Christmas Bingo session -
lots of prizes to be won. Make
a note of the date now,
December 14th at 8 p.m. at
Bayfield Community Centre.
dub supplying cookies and
coffee.
The executive are looking
into the purchasing of the
'Vial of Life" for seniors to
be used in their homes.
A few games • of euchre
were enjoyed after which
lunch was served.
about 1825, a Mr. Gooding
operated from Goderich
harbour, using a large canoe
for his trading . with the
Indians.
By 1831, the commercial
exploitation of Huron's
fisheries had developed,
followed by the operation of
schooners and freight
business between Goderich
and American and Canadian
ports to the south. Busy ship
building yards thrived and
became one of the major
industries. Mr. Ross quoted
`Bayfield Boats' builders of
pleasure craft today, who
still maintained the ship
building tradition in the
area.
He also told of the
development of the harbour
at Grand Bend, and of the
dream of Narcisse Cantin, to
make St. Joseph a major
port - a dream, which alas,
was not realized. However,
the introduction of canals did
provide Lake Huron with an
excellent route to the ocean.
With the introduction of
railways, the main financial
centres (Toronto and
Montreal) wanted good rail
connections for the
development of their
business with the mid west,
and as a result Huron was
one of the first areas to get
`Mainline' service. Mr. Ross
outlined the problems and
the conflicts of the different
railway interests, which
sometimes resulted in
violent encounters between
rivals.
The discovery of salt at
Goderich, together with
movement of grain, timber,
cattle and farm produce saw
further developments in rail
and water transportation to
meet the growing needs in
thearea, culminating in 1907
with the CPR line into
Goderich. The introduction
of the railway to London
established the then small
county town, making it the
trading centre for S.W:
Ontario.
Referring to the
Bluewater highway, Mr.
Ross recalled that when he
first came to the area, this
now much used road was
nothing more than a swamp -
hole trap for horses and
wagons, and it was not until
1952 that the present road
was completed.
Increasing use of
motorized vehicles resulted
in a decline in rail travel and
freight usage so that
gradually the systems died
out, London and Stratford
remaining as railway cen-
tres today, while travel on
the lake is reduced to a
minimum.
Bringing his audience up-
to-date, Mr. Ross reminded
his listeners that the
Goderich airport dated back
to 1930. Sky Harbour Airport
came into existence and was
used extensively during
World War 2 for flight
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used mainly for private and
charter flights. For the
future - Mr. Ross offered his
audience the possibilities of
space flight as a means of
transportation yet to come to
Huron!
Dr. Grove Shepherd
thanked the speaker for his
informative narrative, and
his impressive survey of
transportation in Huron
County. The meeting con -
eluded with refreshments
served by Doris Reddoch,
Florence Scott and Mildred
Fellows.
new hockey league
By Keith Crittenden
Bayfield first "no contact"
hockey league is now in full
swing and seems likely to be
a big success.-
Now in its fourth week, the
action begins every Tuesday
night at 7 p.m. for a full
evening of fast paced enter-
tainment. Six teams pair off
each week in three separate
contests for the night.
Last week's schedule saw
the Bayfield Knighthawks
come away with an 11-8 vic-
tory over the Bayfield
Flyers, Varna got by the
Bluewater Lakers with a 5-3
margin, and another local
team called the Misfits
played to a 6-6 tie over the
Bayfield Brewers.
Next Tuesday night, Var-
na takes on the Misfits at 7
p.m., followed by the
Brewers playing the Flyers
at 8:30, winding up with the
Knighthawks battling the
Lakers at 10 p.m.
The league needs more fan.
support so if you want to see
some good hockey, come on
down to the arena Tuesday
night and take in some of the
action.
Still on the topic of hockey,
minor hockey seems to have
taken a turn for the worst in,
the village. With only a hand-
ful of youngsters coming out
each week, it would be im-
possible
mpossible to continue the pro-
gram. Parental support is
the key and without it, minor
hockey's future looks
gloomy.
Prime ice time is available
Saturday mornings from 9
a.m. to 11 a.m. for minor
hockey, so young boys are
urged to take advantage of
it.
Telford's rink
leads the way
By Keith Crittenden
Roy Telford's rink has
jumped into an early lead in
the Bayfield Mixed Curling
League following Sunday
night's win over Alice Bran-
don (7th). Roy's 17'/a point
accumulation now leaves
them with 67 points, 91/2
ahead of second place Joe
Brandon, who lost to Ede
Turner (5th).
George Telford now holds
third with his win over Bill
Mcllwain kWh) while Lind-
say moves into fourth by
defeating Bob Orr (9th). Joe
Koene (6th) came out ahead
of BM Talbot (12th) and
Morris Sauve (10th)
defeated Matty Francis
(8th). The winner of the.
weekly raffle was Paul
Gosse.
In the Monday night men's
league, Vic Lecompte's (2-2)
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